Sans serif · Astigmatic
Syncopate
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CSSfont-family: 'Syncopate', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Syncopate is a free sans serif by Astigmatic, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Syncopate has an x-height taller than 96%, is wider than 99% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 99%. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Panchang
Syncopate on one light table with its two closest fonts, Panchang (88 out of 100) and Clash Display (82). Panchang is 68% heavier and 4% narrower, with an x-height 26% shorter; Clash Display is 73% heavier and 36% narrower, with an x-height 26% shorter.
Syncopate and Panchang laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with SyncopatePanchang…
Most different letters first; the figure is the share of ink the fonts have in common. Where the fonts agree the letters cancel to black: every white sliver is a real difference.
02 / Letters
The Syncopate alphabet
Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400
Tap the letters you like, here and in other fonts, to find the fonts whose letters look most like them.
- a
- b
- c
- d
- e
- f
- g
- h
- i
- j
- k
- l
- m
- n
- o
- p
- q
- r
- s
- t
- u
- v
- w
- x
- y
- z
- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Weights
Syncopate in 2 weights
2 weights, 400–700
- 400 Regular
- 700 Bold
04 / Facts
Who made Syncopate, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Astigmatic
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 2 weights, 400–700
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- Character sets
- latin, latin-ext
- Licence
- Apache License 2.0
Can I use it?
- Commercial use
- Yes.
- Logos
- Yes.
- Websites and apps
- Yes. Self-hosted or loaded from Google Fonts.
- PDFs and documents
- Yes.
- Changes
- Yes. Mark the files you changed.
- Sharing the files
- Yes. With its notices, even for a fee.
Syncopate is under the Apache License 2.0. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.
Already in your apps?
- Google Docs
- Most likely. Under More fonts, in Sheets and Slides too. Google’s guide
- Word, PowerPoint
- No. Install it from Google Fonts first. Microsoft’s list
- Figma
- Yes. Built in, nothing to install. Figma’s help
- Canva
- Not verified. Search its font menu for Syncopate, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Syncopate under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Syncopate, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 67.1% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 67.1% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 1.00lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 85.0% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 20%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.16 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 96% of sans serifs
WidthWider than 99% of sans serifs
InkLighter than 99% of sans serifs
ContrastNear the middle of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Syncopate
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Panchang8868% heavier · x-height 26% shorter · 4% narrower
- Clash Display8273% heavier · 36% narrower · x-height 26% shorter
- Zalando Sans Expanded82106% heavier · 26% narrower · x-height 23% shorter
- Ribes7943% narrower · 48% heavier · x-height 22% shorter
- Roundo7937% narrower · 51% heavier · x-height 21% shorter
- Spinnaker77114% heavier · 37% narrower · x-height 27% shorter
All 100 fonts similar to Syncopate →Compare side by side →Get Syncopate on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Syncopate without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Syncopate sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Syncopate loads, this sets Arial in its place at 170.4% of its size, so running text keeps Syncopate’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Syncopate Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 170.45%;
ascent-override: 44.58%;
descent-override: 12.20%;
line-gap-override: 4.29%;
}
font-family: 'Syncopate', 'Syncopate Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Syncopate
Of the 1,810 home pages that load Syncopate, the share that load each font too, and how that compares with chance.
Same page, not which sets the headings · HTTP Archive , 1 September 2026
- Montserrat20%370 sites · 1.5× chance
- Open Sans14%257 sites · 0.8× chance
- Roboto12%222 sites · 0.6× chance
- Inter7.7%139 sites · 0.8× chance
- Lato5.7%103 sites · 0.7× chance
- Poppins5.4%97 sites · 0.5× chance
More than chanceMontserrat 1.5×
Pair checkerSyncopate + any fontHow many of the 6,276,350 home pages counted load the two together, and how that compares with chance.Check this font with any other09 / Questions
Questions about Syncopate
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Syncopate free for commercial use?
Yes. Syncopate is under the Apache License 2.0 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included; a file you change is marked as changed.
How do I download and install Syncopate?
FontKind doesn’t host Syncopate’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds two font files, one per style. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is Syncopate in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Syncopate isn’t one of Microsoft 365’s cloud fonts. Installed, it is in Word’s font menu and PowerPoint’s. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Syncopate in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Syncopate under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Syncopate in Figma?
Yes: Syncopate is in Figma’s font menu with all two weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Syncopate have?
Syncopate comes in two weights: Regular (400) and Bold (700).
Who designed Syncopate?
Syncopate was designed by Astigmatic. It has been on Google Fonts since April 2011. Astigmatic also made Aclonica, Parisienne, Righteous and 54 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Syncopate?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Panchang (88), Clash Display (82) and Zalando Sans Expanded (82), out of 100. Next to Syncopate, Panchang is 68% heavier and 4% narrower, with an x-height 26% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Syncopate.